House Oversight Committee leaders are pushing social networks like Facebook, TikTok and Truth Social to provide detailed information. on the number of user threats directed at law enforcement and law enforcement in recent weeks after the FBI searched the home of former President Donald Trump and Mar-a-Lago, Florida. The American is being investigated for possible crimes of espionage, obstruction of justice and destruction of government documents.
The letter demanding details of the situation was forwarded to eight companies, including Twitter, Gab, GETTR and Rumble, and wanted to know details about how each platform identifies and responds to this type of online threat. They also asked for copies of any ads “shown alongside posts” that were reported or directed to law enforcement.
Lawmakers even called the situation a “civil war and violence against law enforcement”. The violent posts were not just restricted to civilians, as Republican policies were also demanding that Congress “destroy the corrupt FBI”, in addition to the numerous statements made by Trump.
“We are concerned that reckless statements by the former president and Republican members of Congress have unleashed a flurry of violent threats on social media that have already led to at least one death and pose a danger to law enforcement officers across the United States. We urge you to take immediate action to address any threats of violence against law enforcement that appear on your company’s platforms,” the statement from lawmakers reads.
In parallel, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security shared an intelligence bulletin with state officials highlighting the alarming situation, suggesting that the escalation in the virtual world could be reflected in the real world. After all, a user who spoke out on Truth Social — the network created by Trump after he was kicked out of most platforms — later tried to break into an FBI office in Ohio.
